The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15

and its able professors. DR.. Lander and
his amiable and lovable family will
forever be connected in my memory with
the spring in yonder park.
I have spent two delightful though
:laborious weeks in. Williamson. The
only drawback I experienced was that !
was destined not to be guest of the
college. Not that I was treated badly at
the inn. 1 received the best of inn.at-
tention desirable. My substance would
have increased to the tune of ten to
twenty pounds, if it had not been for the
heat. But of that: Least said soonest
mended."
On the whole, I think our institute
was success, if it can be measured BY
the enrolment, attention and stick.to.it-
siyeness, both on the part of pupils and
teachers, And that success ,is largely
due to my colleagues Of the faculty.
They were selected with q memorable
felicity. They acted oniously and
worked into each others hands. There
was not 3 jolt or jar not q single mis-.
understanding marred the order and
serenity. Cheerfulness is the sky under
which everything blooms exhuberantly,
save poison. No wonder our institute
fiourished. Each professor contributed
to the aid Of his colleagues, and sacri-
feed cheerfully where sacrifice of time
or inclination seemed desirable.
DR.. Lander, the moving spirit of
Williamson. and the most valuable de-
vice for mechanical, educational and in.
dustrial motion, specially invented for
wider circles of usefulness than Will
siamston, deserves ito sbe mentioned with
much praise. ] have rarely found aman
Who comes nearer my ideal Of Pesta-
lozzian school master, than he. His ac-
curacy in language, his inventive genius,
his gentle manners, his admirable talent
in teaching, all combine to make bin
beloved and admired.
Miss Leonard, sweet tempered Miss
Leonard, eminently skillful and enthusi-
astic, as We have learned her to be, has
greatly added to the success Of the In
istitute. Her varied accomplishments,
ahe practical way Of presenting her sub.
jects and the active teachers sympathy
which she calls forth will be forever in
the memory of both students and teach
|ers Of! this institute. No wonder she
was sent south to do missionary work.
She has crept into our hearts there to
abide as q valuable friend foreyermore.
q am somewhat restrained from speak.
ing Of Brother Morrison in the, glowing
terms whichI should select, had I the
free will to do as I pleased. Bnt you see,
my friends, he andI we're room mates for
two weeks, and / am afraid shasmight re-
sent my speaking too unreservedly. Yet
i cannot refrain from saying, that these
two weeks of intimatsss COMP panionship
will be lovingly remembelsdS by me.
The State Of! South Carolina and the en-
terprising city of Greenville have reason
20 congratulate. themselves for having q
missionary for the graded school, such as
Prof. Morrison, SO faithful aud fearless a
local historian, and 50 decided q success
las school manager.
Ihave learned dtoil love my sco leagues,
and With the permission Of Mrs. Klemm,
/ willsnot exclude Miss Leonard, though
the love in question is rather Of a de-
formed kind, being all on one side, as it
we're !s 49,.
As principal of the institute, / have
striven let my authority be felt as lit.
tie as possible. Alex. yonHumboldt
said to the King of Prussia when he re.
turned from America, that the Americans
had government which could neither
be seen: nor felt. Such government is
my ideal and if I have succeeded in i'm:
itating it on small scale, / am amply
rewarded. III one thing Ihave been in.
xorable: I'insissed upon promptness in
beginning and maintaining order, and
was nobly, yea, heroically, assisted by
Col. Clinkscales, who "kept time" with
a faithfulness and devotion to duty rarely
,excelled.: His graceful way Of presiding
over our experience meetings did much
to assist young teachers in gaining the
experience they had come for. Brother
Clinkscales is a born leader Of men,; and
a commander in the best sense of the
word. Valuable advice also was given
By his brother commissioner, Mr.. May
field, whose psoverbial modesty kept him
in the background.
j And now one word about outaudience.
L mustysay, that I rarely, if ever, meet
with more intelligent, sympathetic, at.
tentive and sppreciative audience than
the one l had the pleasure of addressing
during the past two weeks. You, ladies
and gentlemen, have put up patiently
with our hobbies, if such we rode, You
hare shown an inquisitiyeness such sas
cannot be equaled by any institute in the
country, go where you may, from Maine
to California, from Duluth to San Anto.
nio. May you have been benefited by
the instruction you received here. Car
ry the seeds of popular education into
your own homes, and propagate the ideas
of rational instruction so that South Car
olina will in no far distant day stand in
the front rank of the States in education
al efforts.
South Carolina has never been want.
ing in will power. See to it that this
will power of your State be wisely direct
ed by correct judgment, and supply the
emotions which act as irritants to bring
yolition into correct action. When ]
compare the citizens of this State with